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"The Grand Tour" hosts talk with "The Sunday Times" about their recent near-death experiences.

'The Grand Tour' stars talk about their recent brushes with death

One car crash, one double pneumonia and ... one case of food poisoning

November 22, 2017

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It’s no secret that the popular Amazon Prime show “The Grand Tour” hit some snags filming its second season. Those problems primarily dealt with the show's hosts almost dying -- at least, that’s the case for Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson.

If you’re unfamiliar, earlier this year Richard Hammond crashed a Rimac Concept One all-electric supercar while filming a segment for the show. The crash looked almost as bad as Hammond’s other life-threatening jet dragster crash from 2011 -- when the host was filming for the BBC show “Top Gear" -- but Hammond avoided serious in injury and only broke some bones in the process.

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Clarkson’s hospital stint, unlike Hammond’s, had nothing to do with cars: He ended up in a Majorca, Spain hospital for double pneumonia. After his hospital stay, Clarkson went through two months of rehab before he could resume his role as a functioning host.

Not as widely addressed was James May's time in the hospital. According to the Sunday Times interview above, May had to go to the hospital for a severe case of food poisoning. Not as life-threatening as double pneumonia or a high-speed crash, but still doesn’t sound like fun.

Check out the video below to see the hosts talk briefly about their brushes with death.